NURS 2535 - WEEK 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS with correct answers
A drug's _____ name is also known as the proprietary name:
A) Chemical
B) Organic
C) Generic
D) Trade - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔D) Trade
Drugs are most commonly classified by their:
A) Side effects and intended purpose
B) Trade name and dosage
C) Structure and therapeutic use
D) Chemical make-up - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔C)
Structure and therapeutic use
Pharmacodynamics is best described as:
A) The study of how various drug forms influence the way in which
the drug affects the body
B) The study of biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs are
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, C) The study of physical and psychological effects of drugs are
D) The study of what the body does to the drug - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔B) The study of biochemical and physiologic effects
of drugs are
What are the four processes of pharmacokinetics:
A) Absorption, digestion, metabolism, and excretion
B) Addition, division, metabolism, and entry
C) Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
D) Addition, drive, metabolism, and entry - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔C) Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion
Which of the following is NOT an enteral route:
A) Intrathecally
B) Topical
C) Inhalation
D) Buccal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔A) Intrathecally
Which of the following is best described as drug tolerance:
A) Physiological or psychological need for a drug
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QUESTIONS with correct answers
A drug's _____ name is also known as the proprietary name:
A) Chemical
B) Organic
C) Generic
D) Trade - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔D) Trade
Drugs are most commonly classified by their:
A) Side effects and intended purpose
B) Trade name and dosage
C) Structure and therapeutic use
D) Chemical make-up - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔C)
Structure and therapeutic use
Pharmacodynamics is best described as:
A) The study of how various drug forms influence the way in which
the drug affects the body
B) The study of biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs are
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, C) The study of physical and psychological effects of drugs are
D) The study of what the body does to the drug - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔B) The study of biochemical and physiologic effects
of drugs are
What are the four processes of pharmacokinetics:
A) Absorption, digestion, metabolism, and excretion
B) Addition, division, metabolism, and entry
C) Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
D) Addition, drive, metabolism, and entry - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔C) Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion
Which of the following is NOT an enteral route:
A) Intrathecally
B) Topical
C) Inhalation
D) Buccal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔A) Intrathecally
Which of the following is best described as drug tolerance:
A) Physiological or psychological need for a drug
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